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by lawnchair_larry 2219 days ago
Software has always been developed that way and it has never been a problem. It’s only recently that developers somehow got the idea that they are entitled to perform surveillance on their customers. It’s nonsense.
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> Software has always been developed that way and it has never been a problem.

It's always been a problem, most people just don't know that because the majority of users don't express their concerns in the way(s) that the developers are open to hearing those concerns.